[SOLVED]Whats the command for Ctrl-Alt-Backspace ?

[soup2511]

Hi, I was wondering what the equivalent command of the key combination Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. In mint 14 cinnamon , it restarts the system without rebooting ..

[xenopeek]

Don't know, though I do know (from the Startup Applications) that the following command binds this keyboard shortcut to do that action:

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setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

[soup2511]

Don't know, though I do know (from the Startup Applications) that the following command binds this keyboard shortcut to do that action:

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setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

Yeah , I saw that too .... But that command looks like it maps the command to terminate something to Ctrl-Alt-Backspace.

[karlchen]

Hello, soup2511.

<Ctrl><Alt><Backspace> sends a terminate signal to the X server software. This will end all applications running inside the graphical desktop. The X server will be automatically restarted and take you back to the graphical logon screen.
<Ctrl><Alt><Backspace> is not specific to Mint 14, but available on (almost?) all Linux environments which run an X server.
<Ctrl><Alt><Backspace> is useful in cases where the graphical desktop has got unresponsive otherwise.

Kind regards,
Karl

[soup2511]

Hello, soup2511.

<Ctrl><Alt><Backspace> sends a terminate signal to the X server software. This will end all applications running inside the graphical desktop. The X server will be automatically restarted and take you back to the graphical logon screen.
<Ctrl><Alt><Backspace> is not specific to Mint 14, but available on (almost?) all Linux environments which run an X server.
<Ctrl><Alt><Backspace> is useful in cases where the graphical desktop has got unresponsive otherwise.

Kind regards,
Karl

Right.
So if i give that command

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setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

it should have the same effect ?! My trouble is not actually the command .... I wnt to create a script file to run on startup .. For that purpose I need the actual command which when entered into the terminal window will produce the same effect as that of Ctrl-Alt-Bckspace

[xenopeek]

No, as I shared this command only binds the keyboard shortcut to the action of terminating the X server.

It seems the following command will do what you want:

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sudo pkill X

[soup2511]

No, as I shared this command only binds the keyboard shortcut to the action of terminating the X server.

It seems the following command will do what you want:

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sudo pkill X

Yep, that's it !!! Thanks